Receiver-holder for telephones.



H. G. RAIBERA RECEIVER HOLDER FOR TELEPHONES. APPLICATION lrLBD 00T.1o,1912.

l ,'f Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

@uit l INVENTOR l HC Fazlger.

ATTG Fl N EYB WTNESSES attachment hein Specifixation.oftatlnra Ta tent.

Application filed Detooe r '.'),l`li12.

ll'a 'teni'cil dept. 253, l im '/'o all u1/ioni, 'it 'may concern lle it linown that l', l-lnoo (fl. ltaimcn, a citizen oi the United States o'l America, residimiy at Pittsburgh, in the county ol? :it leghcny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful lmprorcuumts in Receiver llolders for 'l`elepl1ones, oi' which the following is a specification, reference heing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a receive-r holder for teleplmnes, and the primary object oi? my invention is to furnish a telephone with novel receiver holders' that can he easily and quickly swung in to position at a persons cars, the holders releasing the ordinary Iswitch arm or hook whereby a conversation can he carried on over the telephone.

Another object of this invention is to provide telephone attachment that permits oit two .receivers being used in connection with the same, thus facilitating,r a person in using the telephone, particularly when the person has affected hearing.

A. further object of this invention is to providea telephone attachment of the above ty es that is applicable to various types of te ephones, especially a desk telephone, the

easily secured to the pedestal of a telep one whereby it Will he in position for instant use.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a telephone attachment that is inexpensive to manufacture, free from injury by ordinary use and highly ellicient 'for overcomingv the necessity ot holding a receiver to the ear by the hand.

With the above and other objects in View the invention resides in the novel construe tion, combination and arrangement of parte to he hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure l is a side elevation of the telephone attachment, partly broken' away1 i2 is a Viront elevation o the same, and liig'. 3 is a perspective view of a portion oi the attaehn'lent.

Further describing my invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, .rhereiu like numerals denote corro spending parte throiurhont: 'l denotes a pedestal of a desk teiffphonc und moiu'ited upon said pedestal is a cylindrical clamp ih retained thereon 'ny screws Si or other lastenin@r means. il. yii'lflaiileI .sleeve il, preferably made of lielt interpreted hetiveen the clamp and the pedestal to prevent the Heini Vlrom lining injiircd. 'lho clamp i? has: din-- nietrirally oiaposed trunniom: or pins :i and pivotally mounted thereon are the` apcrturrd, arms (l oi? curved rrreivei.' hi'ildrrt- "lhi-` arms are arranged in parallelism and voir nected by an integral strap l? whereby said. arms can he moved in unison. flue oillho arms has a notch l) with the walls tlierci'xl: beveled, as at l0, whereby the arm can he placed in engagement with the switch arm or hook l1 of a telephone. lt is this ni'atehrd a rm that .retains the` hoolii in a lowered posi-A tion, similar to theI function heretofore performed hy an ordinary receiver, the hoolr in a lowered position closing' the talking;P nii cuit. lil/'hen the notched arm is swung out of engagement with the hoolr the hoolc is released and immediately Yistaolishes a tallaingl circuit. The holders 7 are curved to provide climrance for the head und at the end of each holder is a receiver '12. The receivers are diametrieally opposed and can oe easily placed against the ears.

The receiver holders can he stamped from a single piece o'li' light and durable metal and the entire atlaclnnent finished to harmonize with the metallic fittings ol3 thev teleu phone.

While in the drawingthere iaillustrated a. preferred en'ihoi'liment ol. the invention, il' is to he understood that the structural olements are suscoptil-il=i to such variations and mi'iditieations as lall within the scopo ot tho appended claim.

What 'l' claim iszln a receiver holder. a clamp adapted to he secured to the pedestal of a telephone and provided with oppositely disposed trunnions, a pair ot vertically dispel-5rd parallel arms pivotally mounted at their lower ends upon said trunnions amleach having lys upper ends termimitingg" in an outyjardly curved receiver holder, a strap integral with.

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@i www@ said mms for maintaining them in paraf In testimony Whereofl afx my signature relatlon, and one of Saud arms havmg lts 1n the presence of two Wltnesses.

inner edge provided with a notch formed 4 n with beveed Walls, said nntch pemtting iis HUGO RABER" VVltnesses:

a respective arm to-be placed in engagement with the sv/ltbch ann of a telephone for mam- MAX H. SxoLovl'lz,

KATHERINE ERRMH,

mnng it in a loweed position. 

